Chapter 12: The Banquet (2)
"The Nine Princes, the Nine Princesses have arrived!"
With the eunuch's announcement, Xia Ruqian got out of the carriage and followed behind the Nine Princes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info Many ministers and nobles stood up and saluted the two of them. The Nine Princes nodded slightly, which was a response.
Xia Ruqian walked and looked at the seat, and suddenly caught a glimpse of his father and the so-called sister Xia Ruqi.
Xia Ruqian frowned slightly, can the minister's daughters also participate?
When he saw Ning Qing sitting on the other side, Xia Ruqian decided, I'm afraid this is not a blind date banquet!
Xia Ruqian followed the footsteps of the prince and entered the table, and at this time, the emperor and queen and other big names had not yet arrived.
Yun Duo poured tea, and Xia Ruqian picked up a cup and was about to drink it.
"I've seen the princess and princess." Ning Qing looked shy, and walked over to greet the prince.
"Hmm." The Nine Princes nodded.
Xia Ruqian did not speak.
"How is the prince doing? Autumn is strong, the coolness is gradually increasing, the prince must pay attention to keeping warm, so as not to catch a cold. ā
"I have Lao Qing'er in mind." The Ninth Prince raised the corners of his mouth: "Why didn't Qing'er go to accompany her mother?" ā
"The Queen Mother is afraid that I will miss the prince, so let me come first."
Uh, really when I'm a decoration?!
Xia Ruqian rolled her eyes, a little impatient.
In the public, I am not afraid of losing our dignity?
"Ahem." Xia Ruqian coughed twice.
In fact, the most important meaning of a woman for the Nine Princes is just marriage. However, the Nine Princes don't have any big ambitions, so there is no great need for the Nine Princes to marry!
These two women, one was stuffed by the emperor to himself, and the other was stuffed by the queen mother. It all means endless trouble, and the Nine Princes don't like it very much.
Xia Ruqian is just that, he has already married her. She doesn't necessarily like herself, and she doesn't like her, but she can get along without trouble, and Zuo is just a chess piece. The emperor used her to probe himself, and he could also use her to probe the emperor.
As for Ning Qing?! This woman is so passionate about herself that it's a real problem! But I really don't want to be involved!
Ning Qing's words just now were bold and direct, making it really difficult for him to answer for a while, but?
The Ninth Prince turned his head and looked at Xia Ruqian, looking at her with a look of disdain, and suddenly felt that this trouble was not bad to be thrown to Xia Ruqian!
"Ah, princess, Qing'er said the wrong thing!"
"Huh?" Xia Ruqian put down the teacup and was about to say something, when suddenly his hand was pinched. Xia Ruqian pinched the arm of his hand and looked up, only to see the Nine Princes smiling gently.
"What, the princess is jealous? Hehe, rest assured, except for you, this king doesn't want anyone. ā
Xia Ruqian suddenly had goosebumps.
This prince, isn't your head cramping?
The Nine Princes stretched out his hand and touched Xia Ruqian's hair gently and dotingly.
Suddenly, five thunderbolts hit the top! Crackling, Xia Ruqian's scorched outside was tender inside.
"Well, no." Xia Ruqian smirked, and wanted to say something, but was pinched again.
Xia Ruqian didn't understand what the Nine Princes meant, but the Nine Princes still looked at him dotingly, Xia Ruqian was heartless, isn't it acting? ! When I won't!
She immediately laughed very shyly, hammered the ninth prince with her small fist a few times, and said coquettishly: "The prince is really annoying, I know that people don't mean this!" ā
Xia Ruqian was first aroused by a layer of goosebumps from his voice, and then aroused a layer of goosebumps by the content of his words, and at this time he felt that he really needed to add more clothes to avoid catching a cold.
The Ninth Prince was very dedicated, and smiled at Xia Ruqian: "Good girl, this king knows that you are embarrassed." ā
Xia Ruqian laughed back, and heard Ning Qing's tightly clenched fists and clenched fingers gurgling.
Ning Qing bit her lip and stomped her feet, and I felt pity: "Sister Princess, don't you like Qing'er?" ā
Belch.
How did the spearhead get to me?
"I don't." Xia Ruqian was pinched painfully, gritted his teeth and glanced at the Ninth Prince: "It's just that I like the prince too much, and I have always been unable to tolerate a grain of sand in my eyes." ā
"What does that sister mean, can't I like the prince?"
This is really straightforward, Xia Ruqian wondered in her heart, did ancient women have such unrestrained?
Could it be that she also crossed over?!
Xia Ruqian crooked his mouth and was about to speak, when suddenly a eunuch shouted loudly: "The empress dowager has arrived, the emperor has arrived, and the queen has called." ā
Ning Qing glanced at the prince and retreated to his father's side. All the people stood up and bowed down before the head.
"The Empress Dowager is healthy, long live the emperor, and the queen is a thousand years old!"
"Haha, let's be flat, it's just an ordinary banquet, and you don't have to be formal." The Queen Mother said happily.
"As the queen mother said, get up!"
"Empress Dowager Xie, Emperor Xie!"
The Queen Mother beckoned to Ning Qing, and Ning Qing ran up with a shy face.
"The mourning family has nothing else to do today, but I just want to get together with the young people, so that I can go to the old atmosphere of the mourning family. Qing'er sat down here. The Queen Mother took Ning Qing's hand and asked her to sit beside her.
There was a sigh below.
"Let's see if there is a suitable candidate in the family, and go to Ningfu to propose marriage immediately."
"Let our daughter go to Ningfu and Miss Qing'er to walk around more!"
Xia Ruqian heard the whispers below, she knew that the Queen Mother was deliberate, deliberately trying to build momentum for Ning Qing, but I was afraid that the plans of the people below would be in vain. Ning Qing is afraid that he is in this position!
"This king doesn't like Ning Qing, you have to block this king!" Before Xia Ruqian could come out of his thoughts, he heard the Nine Princes whispering in his ear.
Xia Ruqian immediately raised his head to look at the Nine Princes. The Nine Princes were expressionless, and said, "You know your situation, right? The palace is the chassis of this king. ā
This, this is a threat, right?!
If he didn't block Ning Qing, it is estimated that the prince would embarrass himself.
Send people under the fence, send people under the fence!
"But, why doesn't the prince like Ning Qing?"
"You don't have to know that."
"Why didn't the prince refuse himself?"
"Trouble." The Ninth Prince frowned and said.
Xia Ruqian wanted to say something again, and a voice called: "Xia Ruqian? Summer is shallow! ā
"Huh? Be! Xia Ruqian stood up, it turned out to be the Queen Mother!
It's over, trouble is coming again!
"Hmph, I don't look like a princess at all!"
"Knowing your mistakes, please forgive me."
"That's it, Qing'er heard that there are other precious chrysanthemums in the palace, she was very curious, and begged the mourner to say that she wanted to go and see it, what does the princess think?"
"There are a few pots that are very good, Miss Qing'er likes it, how about sending a few pots to Miss Qing'er?" Xia Ruqian looked at the Nine Princes and went around hard.
"This, I'm afraid it's not good! Qing'er doesn't want to win people's love, she just wants to see and understand. Ning Qing said immediately.